[wp-docs] new codex page for developers/dev discussion?

[Carthik Sharma]

All,

I am sorry if this comment of mine seems rude, curt, or impolite. That
wasn't the intention. Alternative does sound better, in fact. :)

Carhtik.


On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:29:20 -0500, Carthik Sharma <carthik at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Alternate" is an adjective that means "That which is an alternative".
> You can feel free to look it up. I did, before I created the title,
> and Owen, it's not a verb - no one is talking about alternating
> between databases anymore that one's referring to going to the post
> office when one submit a new "post".
> 
> Carthik.
> 
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:16:16 -0500, Aaron Brazell
> <aaron at technosailor.com> wrote:
> > Instead of "Using" we could use a form of "Implement". i.e. "Alternative
> > Database Implementation".
> >
> > ??
> >
> > Aaron Brazell____________
> > Editor, Technosailor.com
> > http://www.technosailor.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wp-docs-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > [mailto:wp-docs-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Owen Winkler
> > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:10 PM
> > To: WordPress Documentation
> > Subject: Re: [wp-docs] new codex page for developers/dev discussion?
> >
> > Charlie wrote:
> >
> > > That's already a much better name, I agree.  Not to be semantically
> > > nit-picky, but I think "Alternate" should, as an adjective, probably
> > > be "Alternative"...  and is the "Using" necessary?  What about just
> > > [[Alternative Databases]]?
> >
> > "Alternate" does imply that you're going to alternate between two
> > databases periodically, so yes, that's not quite the right word as far
> > as usage goes.  "Using", though, is necessary because it tells the
> > reader what's going to happen to the alternative database, as opposed to
> > deleting, installing, coding, or eating it.
> >
> > > Seems to me there is a slight difference between the impressive work
> > > on [[User:ringmaster/Developer_Documentation]] and what I was shooting
> > > for with the database page.  Ringmaster's is documenting what is there
> > > now, whereas I was going for a section for discussion and woodshopping
> > > of future development ideas, and roadmapping for features and such.
> > > I'm sure this is stuff that the development team already does, but
> > > doesn't publicize; it would be neat to get the community in on it.
> >
> > Hmm, the documentation for submitting issues and feature requests to
> > Mosquito is not yet written...
> >
> > Owen
> >
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